LA: Tip from Operation Game Thief leads to arrest of 3 Red River hunters

August 16, 2012

From AmiteToday.com

Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Enforcement
Division agents cited three men for alleged hunting violations on
Aug. 16 in Red River Parish.

Agents cited Tyler Goodwin, 21,
of Ringgold, David Beard, 20, of Coushatta, and Jordan Northcutt,
22, of Hall Summit for hunting from a public road, hunting from a
moving vehicle, discharging a firearm from a public road and hunting
wild game quadrupeds during illegal hours.

Agents received
an Operation Game Thief complaint concerning these three men. The
landowner witnessed them shining a spotlight on his property. LDWF
agents responded and caught up with their vehicle as they turned
into a residence.

Agents found the men in possession of a
.223 and .22 rifle and a freshly harvested rabbit.

The
penalty for each offense brings a fine between $250 and $500 and up
to90 days in jail.

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